Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-23

ranks will probably have disastrous
effect. Last year DR.. McGlynn was q
prominent and beloved priest in the
Roman Catholic Church, and carried
to the standard of Mr.. George u num-
Der OF votes which cannot be accu-
rately estimated, but which was un-
doubtedly large. Since that time he
has not only been excommunicated,
but has displayed such q spirit OF DIS
respect for the authorities OF the
church and snch complete identiiica-
ton with politics as must serl-
ously detract from the infu-
ence which he eXerted then. 1t
is evident that he is not held Ill
the same esteem personally, and that
his position is more likely to repel
than to attract the votes OF faithful
Catholics. Last year there was an
alliance with the Irving Hall faction
of the Democratic party which gave
the George movement the benefit OF Il
working political machine in the
charge of experienced men. That
benefit it will not have this year, ana
it will hardly be made up by the pos
session of an election inspector in
each district, obtained by excluding
Irving Hall from any share in the in
spectors provided for by law.
Furthermore, Henry George and
his party organization stand very diff
feren ly in the popular estimation
from what they did Il year ago. The
party was then not organized, but
Mr.. George was accepted with enthu-
siasm as leader because he was re-
garded as philosophic and disinter-
ested friend OF the workingman with
a panacea that promised to cure all
the ills from which he suffered.
Since then the efficacy of the panacea
has fallen into serious doubt, and
many of the patients openly deride it,
while MIR. George himself has emerged
from the halo .of philosophy and
philanthropy as a very practical
kind of politician. His apostles last
year were vehement in their con-
demnation of the corrupt and crooked
ways of politicians, and held up Mr..
George as character exalted far
above these in the purity of his aims
and methods. And yet it is now be-
lieved that in the conduct of his can
vass he made several deals and bar
gains with the powers of darkness.
His party is reputed to have received
money and other considerations from
the Democrats for its support
of their Judiciary ticket, and to have
traded in similar manner with Re-
publican candidates for Congress.
thereby getting some part of the 6S,-
600 votes for it's municipal ticket. A
similar disposition to dicker and trade
has already been evinced in the pres
ent canvass, and it has a'damping eff
feet upon those who looked upon
George as an ideal character that had
appeared as the evangel of a dispensa-
ton of purity in politics.
With. the labor forces united and
enthusiastic last year there was the
added stimulus OF an actual hope OF
success, and this counts for many
votes at an election. With the dis
sension, division and distrust which
now prevails, there is no such hope,
but rather feeling that the chief use
that is to be made of the Labor party
is to defeat one of the old political or
ganizations, and that the one which
has been preferred by the greater
part of those who make up the
Labor party without in the least ad-
vancing the objects which have been
the dream of workingmen in going
into a political movement of their
own. The Republican leaders have
made no secret of the fact that their
chief reliance in this campaign and
in the national campaign of next year
is OH the labor vote of this State.
They know that it will not be large
enough to realize the hopes of the
workingmen, but they hope it may draw
enough from the Democratic side to
give them success, and so are giving it
every encouragement. There are
many workingmen intelligent enough
to understand this and independent
enough to refuse it to be used in this
way as make-weight between par
ties. Those of them who desire to see
the Republicans succeed will conclude
to vote for their ticket, and those who
do not are likely to vote directly
against it. 1t would not be surprising
if calculations based upon the labor
vote this year were grievously disap-
pointed.-[New York Times